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Me & Roboco

Me & Roboco (僕とロボコ) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Shuhei Miyazaki. It has been serialized in Shueisha's Weekly Shōnen Jump since July 2020. The series is published digitally in English language by Viz Media. A 28-episode anime television series adaptation produced by Gallop was broadcast on TV Tokyo from December 2022 to June 2023. An anime film adaptation premiered in April 2025.

Plot

Set in a future where every household owns maid robots known as OrderMaids, average grade-schooler Bondo Taira dreams of having his very own robot because his friends, Gachi Gorilla and Motsuo Kaneo, always brag about Kaneo's OrderMaid, Meico. With some convincing, Bondo manages to make his mom agree and get them one, but what he receives is an unable-to-compute maid named Roboco, the most powerful clumsy maid ever created. With Roboco's arrival, Bondo's life starts to get a whole lot weirder.

Characters

  • Roboco (ロボコ)
  • A self proclaimed 17-year-old order maid who serves Bondo. She has a heavyset body structure and masculine legs. When she has low battery, her body changes to a slim petite girl's.
  • Bondo Taira (平 凡人)
  • Bondo is a regular 10-year-old boy. He always deals with Roboco's antics, but he tolerates them and he actually feels lonely when she is not around. He is obsessed with Weekly Shōnen Jump.
  • Gachi Gorilla (我知 ゴリラ)
  • Gachi Gorilla is one of Bondo's best friends and older brother to his sister Ruri. Gachi Gorilla does not hesitate to help his friends when they are in trouble. When he is not playing with his friends, he is helping his mom to look out for his siblings.
  • Motsuo Kaneo (金尾 モツオ)
  • Motsuo is Bondo's other best friend who also owns an order maid named Meico. He is the richest and smartest among his friends. His father wanted to enroll him in an overseas elementary school, but he refused. Instead, he made a deal with his dad to become the first in every national mock exam in order to stay with his friends until he graduates. His name is a pun on the phrase "to have money" (金を持つ).
  • Madoka (円)
  • Madoka is 11-year-old girl who also works as part time idol. Bondo has a crush on her and is always trying hard to impress her. Madoka has a unique mood swing: she turns masculine whenever she is in serious mode.
  • Meiko (メイコ)
  • Bondo's Mom (ボンドのママ)
  • Bondo's mother. She is often seen carrying a kitchen knife around, even when she does not need it.
  • Millie (ミリー)
  • [5]

Media

Manga

Written and illustrated by Shuhei Miyazaki, Me & Roboco started in Shueisha's manga magazine Weekly Shōnen Jump on July 6, 2020.[6][7] Shueisha has collected its chapters into individual volumes. The first volume (whose cover is a parody of the first Doraemon volume)[8] was released on November 4, 2020. As of February 4, 2026, twenty-five volumes have been released.

The series is published digitally in English language by Viz Media.[9] In July 2021, Viz Media announced that they would published the volumes digitally;[10] the first volume was released on October 26, 2021.

Volumes

Chapters not yet in tankōbon format

  • 250. "Classic Lines & Roboco"
  • 251. "Mysteries & Motsuo"
  • 252. "Protagonists & Bondo"
  • 253. "Essays & Chizuru"
  • 254. "Radio & Roboco"
  • 255. "Bellybands & the Gang"
  • 256. "Running Away & Bondo"
  • 257. "Barista & Roboco"
  • 258. "Bondo & Parents’ Day
  • 259. "Ruri & Manga"
  • 260. "Roboco & You Could Say"
  • 261. "Roboco & Assassins"
  • 262. "Roboco & Sea Fishing"
  • 263. "Bondo & Debate"
  • 264. "Bondo & The Jump Ban"
  • 265. "Roboco & the Demon Realm"
  • 266. "Roboco & The Devil Python"
  • 267. "Roboco & Bowling"
  • 268. "Akane & Gorilla"
  • 269. "Gorilla & Gushing"
  • 270. "Series Pitch & Roboco"
  • 271. "Motsuo's Dad & YouTube"
  • 272. "Jujutsu Modulo & Roboco"
  • 273. "Roboco & Bellyband Blurbs"
  • 274. "The Gang & Sushi"
  • 275. "Underground Shogi & Madoka"
  • 276. "Redecorating & Bondo"
  • 277. "Editorial & Roboco"

Volumes

Chapters not yet in tankōbon format

  • 250. "Classic Lines & Roboco"
  • 251. "Mysteries & Motsuo"
  • 252. "Protagonists & Bondo"
  • 253. "Essays & Chizuru"
  • 254. "Radio & Roboco"
  • 255. "Bellybands & the Gang"
  • 256. "Running Away & Bondo"
  • 257. "Barista & Roboco"
  • 258. "Bondo & Parents’ Day
  • 259. "Ruri & Manga"
  • 260. "Roboco & You Could Say"
  • 261. "Roboco & Assassins"
  • 262. "Roboco & Sea Fishing"
  • 263. "Bondo & Debate"
  • 264. "Bondo & The Jump Ban"
  • 265. "Roboco & the Demon Realm"
  • 266. "Roboco & The Devil Python"
  • 267. "Roboco & Bowling"
  • 268. "Akane & Gorilla"
  • 269. "Gorilla & Gushing"
  • 270. "Series Pitch & Roboco"
  • 271. "Motsuo's Dad & YouTube"
  • 272. "Jujutsu Modulo & Roboco"
  • 273. "Roboco & Bellyband Blurbs"
  • 274. "The Gang & Sushi"
  • 275. "Underground Shogi & Madoka"
  • 276. "Redecorating & Bondo"
  • 277. "Editorial & Roboco"

Anime

In May 2022, it was announced that the series would be adapted into an anime television series.[58] The series is produced by Gallop, and directed by Akitaro Daichi, with Michihiro Sato serving as assistant director, Sayuri Ooba overseeing the series' scripts, and Yūko Ebara designing the characters. It was broadcast for 28 episodes from December 5, 2022, to June 19, 2023, on TV Tokyo and its affiliates, and consists of five-minute episodes.[59][60] The theme song is "lol" by Gang Parade.[61] Crunchyroll streamed the series outside of Asia.[62]

Film

A film adaptation was announced in June 2023.[63][64] It was later announced to be an anime film. It was planned to premiere in Q4 2024; however, it was delayed to improve the film's quality, and premiered on April 18, 2025.[65][66] The film's theme song is "Lolilokkyun Robo" (ロりロっきゅんロぼ♡), performed by Ano.[67] Crunchyroll began streaming the film in February 2026.[68]

Film

A film adaptation was announced in June 2023.[63][64] It was later announced to be an anime film. It was planned to premiere in Q4 2024; however, it was delayed to improve the film's quality, and premiered on April 18, 2025.[65][66] The film's theme song is "Lolilokkyun Robo" (ロりロっきゅんロぼ♡), performed by Ano.[67] Crunchyroll began streaming the film in February 2026.[68]

Other

In July 2022, a live-action project was announced.[69] It was later revealed to be a collaboration with cosplayer Enako, and a Roboco figure produced by Sentinel Co., Ltd. as part of its Riobot series of figurines.[70][71]

Reception

Me & Roboco was nominated for the Best Printed Manga category in the 2021 Next Manga Awards and placed thirteenth out of 50 nominees.[72] The series ranked eleventh on the Nationwide Bookstore Employees' Recommended Comics of 2022.[73]

External links

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